Church Art

Mass Rock near
Hollywood

'Cead
Mile Failte romhat, a Íosa, a Íosa.'

The Mass Rock is part
of what we are. In 18th century Ireland, people came and knelt around
this rock in all kinds of weather. Why? Because they believed in the reality
of God's presence. the presence of God in the power, that created and
then split this rock... His presence in the delicate design of the fern
leaf. It was Real Presence in the bread and wine on the table of the rock
that brought our ancestors to their knees in this place.

'Go
my friends and do the same until I come again.'

The life of God in
the golden fern reaches out to touch the discarded stole, symbol of the
priesthood, offering new life... Today, something new is being created.

'I
cried a tear - You wiped it dry.
I was confused - You cleared my mind.
I sold my soul - You bought it back for me.
You needed me. You even called me friend.'
'I am among you as one who serves.'